The Hon'ble GEORGE THOMAS Esq; Lieut. Governor.
_James Logan_, _Samuel Preston_, }
_Thomas Lawrence_, _Samuel Hasell_, } Esqrs;
_Abraham Taylor_, _Robert Strettell_, }
_CANASSATEEGO_, }
_SHICKALAMY_, } And other _Indian_ Chiefs.
CONRAD WEISER, Interpreter,
And a great Number of the Inhabitants of _Philadelphia_.
The Governor spoke to the _Indians_ as follows.
'_BRETHREN_,
This Meeting will be short: It is in order to make you a Present from
the Governor, the Council, the Assembly, and all our People. _William
Penn_ was known to you to be a good and faithful Friend to all the
_Indians_: He made a League of Friendship with you, by which we became
one People. This League has often since been renew'd by friendly
Treaties; and as you have declared that the Friendship shall always last
on your Parts, so we would have you believe that it shall remain
inviolable on ours while Sun and Moon endure.
'I gave you some Expectation of a Present, and we have it now ready to
deliver to you. This Present is made you by the Governor, Council,
Assembly, and all our People, in Consideration of the great Miseries and
Distresses which you our good Friends have lately suffered. This will be
some Relief to you for the present, and 'tis to be hoped your own
Industry will soon retrieve your Circumstances.
'It has sometimes hapened, and may happen again, that idle and untrue
Stories are carried to you concerning us your Brethren; but our Desire
is, and we expect it from you, that you will give no Credit to them; for
we are, and always will be, your steady and sincere Friends.
'It is a Custom when we renew our Treaties with our good Friends the
_Indians_, to clear the Road and make our Fire burn bright: We have done
so upon this Occasion; and, in Token of our Sincerity, we deliver you,
as a Present from the Governor, the Council, the Assembly, and all the
People of _Pensilvania_, the following Goods, _viz._
24 _Guns_,
600 _Pounds of Lead_,
600 _Pounds of Powder_,
25 _Strowdes_ }
90 _Duffel_ } _Match-Coats_.
30 _Blankets_,
62 _Yards of Half-Thicks_.
60 _Ruffled Shirts_,
25 _Hats_,
1000 _Flints_,
50 _Hoes_,
50 _Hatchets_,
5 _Pounds of Vermilion_,
10 _Dozen of Knives_,
8 _Dozen of Gimblets_,
2 _Dozen of Tobacco-Tongs_,
25 _Pair of Shoes_,
25 _Pair of Stockings_,
25 _Pair of Buckles_.
Whereupon the Chiefs and all the _Indians_, returned their solemn
Thanks; and _Canassateego_ said, 'They had no more to say as to publick
Business at present; but they had somewhat under Deliberation, which
when they had duly considered they would communicate.'
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At a COUNCIL held at the PROPRIETOR'S, _July_ 12, 1742.